, 1887-07-28
From Sundays daily.

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Last night couple of drunks were
picked up near the Episcopal church
and Gagged.
The lectures :on Hayden and Han
del proved to be exceptionally rare
literary and musical treats.
Wster was shut Off for some time
yesterday afternoon while extern
sions Of pipes were being laid.
Do not fail to secure seats TO the
Sully performances in advance. By
so doing you will avoid the rush.
1t was reported yesterday about
town that the Silver Crown mine
had been bonded to eastern capital
lists.
There are messages at the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Office for w.
j. Blair, Mrs. j. f. Davis and DIR. @.
b. Bates.
The report was spread last night
that the Catholic church was on fire
which started portion of the mob
in that direction.
The officers turned out the board
ers at the town coop yesterday and
they sailed off for new pastures, TAX
ing the box car route.
They had no rain yesterday at
Cheney, and from reports received it
is evident that the storm was con-
fined to narrow limits.
The Spanish Troubadours give q two
nights performance the first week
in August. 1t will be an entertain
ment we'll worth hearing.
From the eccentricity of the tele-
phone wire IL was evident that a
storm was in progress at Occur
d'Alene early last evening.
The alarm last night was a vigor-
ours one. Had the fire been in
keeping with the noise half the town
would have been destroyed.
Money to loan on real estate
and improved farm lands at lowest
rates. Apply to the Northwestern
d Pacific mortgage company.
Last night was intensely dark, and
as the fire was confined under cover
and gave forth no light the tiremen
were at u loss as to what direction
to run.
The members of Myrtle lodge, X.
of p, are requested to be in attend
ance at the meeting Monday even
ing as business of importance Is to
be transacted.
The city is just now full of mining
men from all parts of the country.
Mining properties are daily increas-
ing in value and the demand for In
terests In claims Is growing.
p. ID. Kearney came up last Sun
day, and has let contracts for haul
city, to parties in Spokane Falls, for
S1.5O per ton.-Colvilio Miner.
There was the usual rush of peo-
pie last nigh, nn iie first alarm of
| fire, but as il was hard to locate the
blaze the crowd WAS at sea and
darted about in various directions.
A fakir held crowd on Main
street yesterday afternoon by going
| through 4 number of sleight-
of-hand performances. He earned
all that he took in by stand
| ing in the sun and screaming him
! self hoarse.
There will be lively competition
/ between Spokane Falls and Portland
/ for the trade with the Occur d'Alene
mines. The purchase of some OF
the best mines by Portlandprs en-.
hances its chances for the business,
but Spokane will make an effort all
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Localizer
The committee from the board of
trade havin, in charge the examina.
tion of the country west of this city
for feasible route to the Big Bend
will renew investigations next week.
The members are satisfied that they
can make such showing as will
justify the railroad company in con-
sidering this route before all others.
The fakir who was doing the bark
ing act on Main street yesterday fell
into the clutches of the officers last
night at an early hour. He seems
to be deft with his fins as we'll as his
mouth, as he struck man in a How
ard street saloon after brief quar-
rel. Chief Warren ran the fighter
in and he will have free quarters in
the city for day or two.
The rain did not cool Off tie at
mOsphcre Friday to the extent of
creating a demand for overcoats. In
doors the heat was close and Oppress-
i've Friday night, and yesterday
the sun took fresh start and Just
boiled the juice out of humanity.
The temperature had improved some
last evening, and there was fresh
ness about the air pleasant, to take
in.